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Meat Samosas - NO VEG PLEASE!

I am NOT AT ALL interested in Samosa King/Embassy. Please do not suggest them. There are enough threads about them, so please suggest anything else but them. They only have one type of meat samosa, which is extremely potatoey. Since I can't really eat potatoes (I can, but in very limited amounts), I am looking for samosas that are very meaty.

I would prefer if they were not very greasy either. Example: Motimahal is way too greasy.

Sultan of Samosas on O'Connor Drive at Sunrise (between St. Clair and Vic Park). They have about ten or twelve varieties including beef and chicken. They're smaller than most but really good. I usually also buy a nice spicy pakora to munch on the way home.

they do takeout at Simba Grill. Just be patient when you go there, all the food is made to order, so it may take a while to get it, but that's a good thing, isn't it? The rest of their food is also quite good. Enjoy and report back!

Agreed, the beef samosas at Simba Grill are really addictive and yes, they are all meat, no potatoes. If you can time your visit while Fresh From the Farm is open, you can order your food, then walk across the street and browse FFTF for lots of organic and free trade groceries. The meats and sausages from local Mennonite farmers are wonderful.

I agree, Simba Grill's appetizers are much better than their main dishes or grilled meats. I particularly like the Simba Veg Platter with samosas, deep fried cassava and daal bhajia. They're fantastic eaten with the variety of sauces they serve in the restaurant......but not sure if they give you all the sauces for take out. The fried cassava's definitely addictive and so much better than french fries!!

Rabba is a sort of grocery store chain. http://www.rabba.com/ they're all over the place in Toronto. I've enjoyed the chicken samosas I've gotten there, but I can't imagine going out of my way to get them, and you have to take them home and reheat them...

Tonight, I tried the samosas from Rabba at Yonge and Sheppard. Oh dear lord, the meat samosas were awful.

1) They barely had any meat in them! There was more potato in these ones than in the "chicken" samosas from Samosa King/Embassy, which has way way way too much potato in it.2) The skin was way too thick! Almost half a centimetre in fact. My first bite was all skin and potato.3) The samosas were not spiced well at all. There was a lot of curry powder, but not much else.4) They were a dollar each!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't mind paying a dollar for a wonderful samosa, but considering you can get 4 great samosas at Simba Grill for $3.50... let's just say I would never knowingly and willingly pay a dollar for dough and potato. =(

All in all, I was very disappointed and I'll never go to Rabba again. Oh well, you can't really expect to hit a home run at every at bat. =) I appreciate the suggestion anyways.

At a recent, mostly disappointing, meal at Lahore Tikka House, the meat samosas were the standout. I was the only whitey at a table of 15 brown people (my wife and her family), and we ordered more...twice. Not sure if they make them on-site or get them from somewhere else though.

I'm not sure, I'm not allowed to pay when I eat Indian or Pakistani with that gang. But for sure it would be easy to blow in and get a bunch of samosas to go, I doubt they have any hard-and-fast rules.

I agree that most of their food is mediocre, for sure. Like I said, the samosas were our favourite thing...which isn't a really great sign when you're having several courses! Said it before and I'll say it again, go to 786 across the street for a really good Pakistani meal.